Portable bracket.



No. 896,269. PATENTED AUG.'18 1908.

R. J. BIRDWELL.

PORTABLE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" RUSSELL J ONES BI RDWELL, OF WEATHERFORD,TEXAS.

PORTABLE BRACKET.

Application filed February 4, 1908. Serial No. 414,270.

of that character designed to be attached to.

the body of a person for sup orting a mirror, a music rack or manuscriptolder at a where it can be conveniently seen.

It is particularly adapted for supporting a mirror designed to be usedin lieu of the ordinary hand mirroror it can be employed by musiciansfor holding music in position where it can be conveniently read, or-bytypewriter operators for holding manuscripts.

One of the-objects of the invention is to providea bracket of thischaracter which is capableof adjustment to fit persons of differcut proortions, the bracket being so constructe as to engage' and be suspendedfrom the shoulders of the user, there being ad justable means employedfor supporting a mirror or rack in a desired position in front of theuser.- I

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which willbe-hereinafter more fully described and polnt'ed out 1n the claims.

In the accompanylng drawing, which is a perspective view of the device,the preferred orm of the invention has been shown.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, 1 designates across bar having sleeves 2 slidably mounted thereon and designed to beheld by means of set screws 3.

Tubular arms 4 extend from these sleeves and telescopically mountedwithin each of them is, a rod 5 merging into a crooked s )ring band 6 ofsuflicient size to conveniently fit upon a ersons shoulders.

within its arm 4. j

Slidably mounted on rod 1 between the 3 sleeves 2 'is another sleeve 8designed to 12 and designed to project into a tubular member 13. A setscrew 14 is preferably point,

A set screw 7 is preferab y employed for securing each rod 5 PatentedAug. 1a, 1908.

em loyed for locking rod 11 within arm ant another set screw 15 ispreferably utilizedfor fastcningthe extension 12 and the member 13together. Said member 13 is rovided at its free end with a socket 16raving a set screw 17 and this clip constitutes one member of a ball andsocket joint of the ordinary or any preferred construction,

the other member of said joint being arranged upon the rear face of amirror 18. If preferred, however, in lieu of a mirror a suitable rackmay be employedas indicated by dotted lines.

In using the device herein described the sleeves 2 are loosened upon therod '1 and said rod is laced across the chest of the user, after w ichspring hooks 6 are placed in engagement with the users shoulders. Byloosening the set screw 7 the arms 4 and rods 5 can be adjustedrelatively to each other so that the rod 1 can be supported at a desiredelevation. Sleeves 2 can also be adjusted toward or from each other soas to cause the hooks 6 to rest comfortably upon the shoulders. The setscrews 3 can then be tightened after which arm 10 can be adjusted to adesired inclination and secured and the rod 11 and member 13 adjustedlongitudinally until the mirror 18.0r other object supported is broughtto a desired position in front of'the user. If a mirror is employed, thesame can be held in front of the user at any desired point, thus leavingboth ends free.

Obviously by substituting a rack for the mirror the device can beadvantageously used by musicians, typewriter operators,and

1. A portable bracket comp rising separate resilient shoulder. enga ingmembers, a cross bar connected and ad ustable laterally and verticallyrelatively thereto, and a member supported by and adjustable verticallylaterally and longitudinally relatively to the bar.

' 2. A portable bracket comprising resilient.

shoulder engaging devices, a cross bar ad'- justably connected thereto,a supporting arm 'arm. 5 "3. A Yortable bracket comprising a, crossadjustahly conhected to said bar, and a.

mefi lber supported by and adjustable lo tudinally and verticallyrelatively to. -t e A bar, yie dable shoulderengaging hooks cured toandadjlusteble longitudinally and laterally relativey to the liar, an armadjustably secured tothe bar, end a. member supported by and adjustablelongitudinally "10 and laterally relatively to the arm.- In testimonythat'I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signaturein the presence of two witnesses;

RUSSELL JONES. BIRDWELL;

Witnesses:

D. O. BBATTON, A. D. STOKES.

